MyMT™ understands the importance and relevance of medical support
My Menopause Transformation (MyMT™) understands the importance and relevance of medical support for many women suffering moderate to severe symptoms as they transition into and through natural menopause in their mid-life years.
MyMT™ does not interfere with or replace any medical advice. It gives research-proven practical lifestyle information and behaviour-change support to women transitioning into and through menopause.
“Menopause is a crossroads. It is an ideal time for women to make decisions about how they are going to live the next third of their life. Women need to develop a lifestyle that includes healthy eating and adequate exercise in the long term.”
What we do:
MyMT™ is an on-line lifestyle behaviour-change support tool for women transitioning into and through menopause.
MyMT™ aims to educate and support women to pro-actively manage their own menopause experience. Our research-verified 12 Step Lifestyle Change Program has been designed as twelve easy-to-complete steps which lead and support women through this journey. The information provided for women and delivered in a 12-STEP progressive program aims to educate them about the lifestyle-changes that might assist them to improve moderate to severe symptoms experienced during the menopause transition. This includes hot flashes/ flushes, sleep management and if required, weight loss.
MyMT™ works co-operatively and responsibly with medical practitioners and allied health professionals.
We offer an adjunct program, with a similar focus to New Zealand’s Green Prescription lifestyle-change strategy. Our focus is just on women during their menopause years and the support some might need to facilitate a healthier ageing.
MyMT™ screens all on-line clients before registering them on the program.
This is STEP 1 of the 12-STEP Program. The Pre-Activity (Par-Q) screening tool used is approved and recommended by the New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Council on Exercise (ACE). A medical exclusion process is adhered to.
MyMT™ uses the 10-Item Cervantes Scale Menopause Symptom Test.
[Faustino R. et.al. (2013). Assessment of menopause-related symptoms in mid-aged women with the 10-item Cervantes Scale. Maturitas, 76: 151– 154]
What we don't do:
MyMT™ does not interfere with the clinical medical advice any woman receives.
We offer an adjunct program, with a similar focus to New Zealand’s Green Prescription lifestyle-change strategy. Our focus is just on women during their menopause years and the support some might need to facilitate a healthier ageing.
MyMT™ does not sell supplements or hormone replacement therapies.
We do not sell any kind of supplements or hormone replacements
Who designed the Program?
The lifestyle-change program has been designed by Wendy Sweet [B.Phys Ed (Univ. of Otago); M. Sport & Leisure Studies; PhD (Univ. of Waikato)].
An award-winning exercise professional with over 30 years’ experience, Wendy’s doctoral thesis explored women’s healthy ageing experiences at mid-life and her Master’s thesis explored lifestyle behaviour change in the context of personal training.
Drawing on her own research as well as her personal experience transitioning into her mid-life years and her extensive practical experience working in the fitness industry and in sport, health and exercise education, Wendy brings this to the design and development of MyMT™.
YES! I want a 12 week Menopause Transformation
Case Study: Female (56 years)
- On HRT & anti-depressants for 5 years. Medically approved to enter program.
- Weight gain in past 3 years (Weight 78 kg; previously 64kg); Mainly diaphragmatic, WHR = +1.0
- Exercising 6 times a week; running, kayaking mainly with no shift in weight and despite painful feet, especially at night.
- Exhausted with 4 year history of waking 4-5 times a night with hot flushes/ flashes and night sweats despite being on HRT
- BP – 170/90
- Blood profile as below sent by her Dr, with added CRP of 2.1
Blood Work
Total Cholesterol | 7.0 mmol/L | (<5.0) H |
|---|---|---|
Triglyceride | 0.8 mmol/L | (< 2.0) |
HDL Cholesterol | 2.28 mmol/L | (t 1.0) |
LDL Cholesterol | 4.4 mmol/L | (< 3.4) H |
Total/HDL Chol Ratio | 3.1 | (< 4.5) |
Ferritin | 27 uglL | (20-200) |
TSH | 1.21 mUlL | (0.3-5.0) |
Free T4 | 8.0 pmol/L | (7-16 pmol/L) |
25-OH Vit D | 53 nmol/L | (50-150 nmol/L) |
